Where is the both option, I know some people with 2 accounts, one is paid for by CC, the other is paid for by card.

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I'm missing a 'other method of paying' option in the poll! I usually use direct debit.

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I'm not sure how it is in the US, but id be pretty sure in the EU most player pay via a Debit rather than Credit card, although i could be wrong.

Also, don't most of the kids playing just get their parents to pay ? (not actually trying to start a flame war, I always just presumed that was the case)

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I used Game Cards for 2+ years, but I just began using a credit card to pay for WoW in August.

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Debit and Credit are pretty darn similar in the US - the same cards can act as both, the same networks can handle both transitions. I technically use a Debit card - that deducts out of my checking account...but I pretty much consider it to be a credit card, and that's the way many POS systems see it.

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When I worked at GameStop our biggest item to get stolen was Warcraft Time Cards, they'd heist the lttle card out and leave the box. Had to start hoarding the cards behind the desk.

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I used my Debit Card (In england we can get them at 12 years of age) since WoW started, but now I'm 18 I actually buy Game Cards instead, so I don't accidently overspend and have no money when Blizzard come to take funds out of my account.

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Having said that, I always hated game cards as you feel really nerdy when you buy one in the shops, I try to get them when no-one is watching ^^

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I use both, that way if I ever would happen to miss activating a new game card before the current one expires, my credit card gets charged. This prevents any downtime which I have seen happen several times when someone's gamecard runs out at an unfortunate time. A friend of mine ONLY used gamecards and has no credit card registered and there have also been a few times where he can't play for several DAYS because he is all out of cards and has to make a trip to the store to pick some up. Not too smart imo.

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I use game cards simply for the fact I don't have my own credit card at the moment, and I don't like using others' cards to pay for my game.

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I use game cards. In my line of work I have seen enough of the tactics that credit card companies use to defraud their customers. I refuse to support that industry.

Also by using the game cards its seems easier to walk away from Wow and take a break when needed for a few months.

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In Canada it works out better to use your credit card to take advantage of the exchange rate...

This was the case before our dollar kicked up this high as well. The cards end up being a couple of bucks more expensive regardless.

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@5 - same here
@3 - you are probably right. We have three accounts, all paid w/ debit, including the one for our 12 year old.

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I'm kind of surprised the game card percentage is so low. I usually buy two of them and slot them in so I don't have to think about keeping my account alive for long stretches at a time.

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Credit card, 6 months at a time for the bulk discount (works out to about $13/month).

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I use the same as #16. I figure I'm going to play for a long time so I might as well pay less.

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Game cards are nearly twice as much as the normal debit/credit card subscription price in the uk afaik, making paying online the most sensible option for me. I don't see why anybody wouldn't use a credit/debit card if they had access to one.

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I'm using a Debit Card with the 6-month time interval for payment. As someone above already pointed out, Debit and Credit Cards are slightly different in Europe compared to the US. Those cards are two completely different things, and the people here tend to use Debit Cards for payment rather than Credit Cards (which is why Blizzard offers another separate payment option in Germany (can't tell if this is offered in other European countries as well) where the money is directly deducted from your bank account just like when you use your actual plastic Debit Card to pay for something in a shop in the city).

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I've always used game cards seeing as I'm not that financially stable being a college student to have a credit card. @8 you should'nt feel nerdy your buying game cards at gamestop u should feel nerdy just being in gamestop all together lol.

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